Italian Serie A
Italian Sports Minister wants free access to Serie A live goals show
Italy’s Sports Minister, Vincenzo Spadafora, has returned to the topic of free access to Serie A broadcast coverage by proposing that a similar system be employed for the return of domestic club football a…
Serie A media-rights partners ‘withhold fee instalments’
Pay-television broadcaster Sky, OTT operator DAZN, and the IMG agency have not paid their instalments due for Serie A’s 2019-20 domestic media rights, it has been reported.
Sky antitrust victory opens way for internet bids, but contracts could be overturned
Sky Italia’s victory this month in its challenge to the restrictions placed on its rights acquisitions by the country’s antitrust authority was comprehensive but not definitive.
Sky Italia mulls free-to-air broadcast of Juventus-Inter in wake of coronavirus
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has said that it will consult with Lega Serie A over whether to broadcast this Sunday’s fixture between Juventus and Inter Milan on its free-to-air channel T…
Serie A delays domestic tender to April to allow clearer market landscape to emerge
Italy’s Lega Serie A will launch a tender in April for its domestic media rights for the three seasons from 2021-22 to 2023-24, SportBusiness Media understands. The delay opens space for the resolution of several outstanding issues that have, so far, complicated the process.
Serie A media-rights guidelines receive antitrust approval
Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) has cleared the way for Italian football’s Lega Serie A to begin its sale of domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after approving the guidelines set out…
Serie A ‘moves closer’ to Saturday lunchtime kick-off in play for Asian audience
Serie A, the top tier of Italian domestic football, is said to be contemplating the addition of a Saturday lunchtime kick-off time in a bid to appeal to Asian audiences
EXCLUSIVE: Round one to IMG in legal battle with Serie A as agency secures €30m discount
The IMG agency has secured a discount on its payment for the international rights to Serie A worth €30m ($33.3
Existing contract to blame for $500m beIN rights disputes, says Serie A chief
Luigi de Siervo, Italian Lega Serie A’s chief executive, has said a “multi-year agreement” for Italian Super Cup finals to be played in Saudi Arabia that pre-dated his arrival in the role is the key i…
IMG sells Strive package to TV2 in Denmark, OTT to be only available in Norway
The IMG agency has sold its entire portfolio of football rights that it was exploiting on its OTT service Strive in Denmark to commercial broadcaster TV2
Serie A seeks reassurance on Mediapro guarantees as channel plan delayed
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has delayed a decision on Mediapro’s plan to launch a league channel at least until December 16.
Serie A delays decision on Mediapro offer for second time
Italy’s Lega Serie A has delayed its final decision on rights agency and production group Mediapro’s €1.3bn ($1.42bn)
Serie A sets date for decision on Mediapro rights offer
Italy's Lega Serie A has announced that it will make a decision on a domestic media-rights bid from Mediapro, the rights agency and production group, on October 7 after extending its previous deadline…
Arabsat hits back at rights-holders in beoutQ dispute
Satellite operator Arabsat has branded comments made by a group of major rights-holders as “irresponsible” and “disgraceful” about its alleged role in the Saudi Arabian pirate channel beoutQ dispute.
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DAZN adds Inter TV to Italian offering
Subscription over-the-top platform DAZN has agreed a deal with Italian Serie A team Inter Milan for the club’s in-house television content to appear online.
Mediapro sets out subscription cost for Serie A channel – report
The Mediapro agency is reportedly seeking to charge €30 ($33) per month for a subscription to its proposed television channel for Serie A, the top division of Italian club football.
IMG ends Strive experiment in Sweden with LaLiga, Serie A, MLS sale to Bonnier
The IMG agency has sealed a deal for rights to Spain’s LaLiga, Italy’s Serie A and the US’ Major League Soccer in Sweden with media group Bonnier. The deal signals the end of its OTT experiment in the country as it had previously been broadcasting the properties on its Strive streaming platform.
TV2 Denmark launches new channel; expands LaLiga, Serie A deal
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has announced the launch of a new channel, which will coincide with an expansion of its agreement with the IMG agency for rights to Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A.